The coffee that came in from the cold

Cold coffee makes you beautiful! At least that's what our grandmothers used to say when the brew in the cup had slowly cooled down. And like most sayings, it has a kernel of truth. The beauty products of aristocratic ladies used to be primarily wax-based, so the layer of colour on their faces threatened to melt if powdered noses came too close to the steam of hot coffee. So it is said that the cold version prevailed – and elaborately made-up faces remained unharmed.